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Public Securities held by the Post Office —continued. Post Office Investment Certificates —continued.

Summary of Public Securities held by the Post Office.

Securities held as at 31st March, Securities purchased or issued Securities sold, renewed, or Securities held as at 31st March, 1925. in Renewal. redeemed. 1926. Nature of Security. ~~4 j i *5 J ~ y if Amount. ™y | |J 1 Maturity || Amount . Maturity | j Amount . raw oi H row Per Per Per Per Cent. £ Cent. x Cent. x Cent. x Brought forward .. .. .. 344,170 .. .. 18,200 .. .. 154,500 .. .. 207,870 New Zealand Government Securities under the — State Advances Act, 1913 .. .. .. 3/2/31 5 3,250 .. .. .. 3/2/31 ; 5 3,250 (Advances to Settlers Branch) State Advances Act, 1913 .. .. .. 25/3/31 5 510 .. .. .. 25/3/31 5 510 (Advances to Workers Branch) Education Purposes Loan .. .. .. 29/3/31 5 1,750 .. .. .. 29/3/31 5 1,750 Act, 1919 344,170 23,710 154,500 213,380 War-loan Certificates. Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), 8/4/25 4|- 7,000 20/4/30 4-1 7,000 8/4/25 i 4J 7,000 20/4/30 i 4J- 7,000 Part IV (War Expenses) Ditto .. .. .. 20/4/25 4| 12,640 20/4/30 4J 12,640 20/4/25 4J 12,640 20/4/30 : 4J 12,640 15/5/25 4% 66,700 .. .. .. 15/5/25 4J 66,700 .. .. „ .. .. .. 26/5/25 4| 5,300 .. .. .. 26/5/25 4f 5,300 23/6/25 4J 3,300 .. .. .. 23/6/25 4J 3,300 .. 16/7/25 41 3,400 16/7/25 4% 3,400 .. 21/8/25 4| 3,000 21/8/25 4J 3,000 1/9/25 4} 33,350 .. .. .. 1/9/25 4J 33,350 .. 14/9/25 4| 1,200 .. .. .. 14/9/25 41 1,200 5/10/25 4J 3,800 5/10/25 41- 3,800 .. 20/10/25 41- 18,350 20/10/25 4J 18,350 .. 15/11/25 41- 66,700 15/11/25 41 66,700 1/3/26 41- 33,000 1/3/26 4J 33,000 20/4/26 41 18,270 .. .. .. 20/4/26 41 18,270 15/5/26 4| 66,700 .. .. .. .. .. .. 15/5/26 41 66,700 25/5/26 4| 2,200 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 25/5/26! 41- 2,200 .. 31/10/26 41 20,500 .. .. j .. 31/10/26 : 4| 20,500 .. 17/11/26 41 66,700 .. .. .. 17/11/26 41 66,700 Finance Act, 1918, sec. 10 .. 1/6/28 41 40,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1/6/28 4J 40,000 Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), .. .. .. 1/3/30 41 20,000 1/3/30 41 j 20,000 .. see. 31 (Discharged Soldiers) Education Purposes Loan .. .. .. 1/1/29 41 50,000 .. .. I .. 1/1/29 41 50,000 Act, 1919 Ditto .. .. .. .. .. .. 18/3/31 4-1 33,000 .. .. 18/3/31 41 33,000 Hauraki Plains Amendment .. .. .. 1/2/31 4j 10,000 .. .. .. 1/2/31 4J- 10,000 Act, 1913, and Appropriation Act, 1919, sec. 18 Hauraki Plains Amendment .. .. .. 1/8/28 41 10,000 .. .. .. 1/8/28 41 10,000 Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1920, sec. 16 Land for Settlements Act, .. .. .. 1/1/29 44 66,700 i .. .. .. 1/1/29 41- 66,700 Act, 1908 ' 1 Ditto .. .. .. .. .. .. 1/1/29 41 5,300 .. .. .. 1/1/29 41 5,300 State Advances Act, 1913 .. .. .. 1/6/29 4f 60,000 .. .. .. 1/6/29 41 60,000 (Advances to Settlers Branch) Discharged Soldiers Settle- .. .. .. 27/6/30 5 3,300 .. .. .. 27/6/30 5 3,300 ments Loans Act, 1920 Totals .. .. .. .. 472,110 .. .. 277,940 .. .. 277,740 .. .. 472,310

Securities held as at 31st March, Securities purchased or issued Securities sold, renewed, or Securities held as at 31st March, 1925. in Renewal. redeemed. 1926. Nature of Security. ~~£ j 5 If Amount. Maturity ; || j Amount . Maturity |j Am0 „ fl , Maturity || raH cgp o3S i £ £ £ £ New Zealand Government .. Various Var. 43344342 Various Var. 21762171 Various Var, 20,801,171 Various Var. 44305342 Local bodies .. .. „ ,, 523,450 „ „ .. ,, 1,200 .. ,, 522,250 Held in London .. .. ,, ,, 3,436,846 ,, 80,000 ,, 80,000 ,, 3,436,846 Investments in New Zealand— Government securities on account of — War-loan certificates .. „ ,, 472,110 „ „ 277,940 ,, ., 277,740 „ ,, 472,310 Post Office investment cer- „ „ 244,170 „ „ 23,710 „ „ 154,500 „ „ 213,380 tificates .. 48120918 .. .. 22143821 .. .. 21,314.611 .. .. 48950128